Episode 30: Favorite Film Soundtracks (w/ Heather Drain)

<p>Film writer Heather Drain is an expert in both film and music, making her the perfect guest to talk about film soundtracks! We spoke about how she started out as an esoteric film appreciator, her love of &quot;mutated arthouse,&quot; and we both share 10 of our favorite film soundtracks. This episode&#39;s show notes are especially long because Heather references a lot of films and music and they&#39;re all worth noting down!</p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/mondoheather">Heather Drain’s linktree</a></p><p><a href="https://mondoheather.substack.com/">Heather Drain’s Substack</a></p><p>Heather Drain’s video essay <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkaETioEo7c">Psycho in 1980s Music Videos</a> <a href="https://mondoheather.blogspot.com/?zx=945c147de5f678fd">Heather Drain’s old blog</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNEb2k_EmMg">Laura Branigan - Gloria</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCdS7O248g">Blondie – Rapture</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2543767/">Keith Crocker </a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081114/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_maniac%201980">Maniac (1980)</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Spinell">Joe Spinell</a> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080752/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_forbidden%20zone">Forbidden Zone (1980)</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Carey">Timothy Carey</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison">Harlan Ellison</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_Movies_3">Danny Peary – Cult Movies 3</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083707/">Cafe Flesh (1982)</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Sayadian">Stephen Sayadian</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Weird_Video">Something Weird Video</a></p><p><a href="https://thebedlamfiles.com/commentary/on-film-threat-video/">Film Threat Video Magazine</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Lunch">Lydia Lunch</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kern">Richard Kern</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rg_Buttgereit">Jörg Buttgereit</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Go-Go%27s">The Go-Go’s</a></p><p><a href="https://headpress.com/blog/2024/11/04/black-jeans-and-weathered-jackets-time-and-place-and-the-films-of-richard-baylor/">Richard Baylor</a></p><p><a href="https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/saturns-core">Saturn’s Core</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095488/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_lair%20of%20the%20white%20wo">The Lair of the White Worm (1988)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CryptFinder1897">Cryptfinder on YouTube</a></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/madefortvmayhem.bsky.social">Amanda Reyes’ Bluesky</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Perkins">Anthony Perkins</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cosmicvinyl2937">CosmicVinyl on YouTube</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rocket">Charles Rocket</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertramp">Supertramp</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084777/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_tenebre">Tenebrae (1982)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093437/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_lost%20boys">The Lost Boys (1987)</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Call_(band)">The Call </a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_5_in_0_q_bram%20s">Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070003/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_dean%20curtis%20dracula">Dracula (1973)</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchblade_Symphony">Switchblade Symphony</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lee">Christopher Lee</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wik